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work with the Microscope " was ill understood by many, who had 

 just become aware of the fact that a new world awaited those 

 in a position to avail themselves of the services of this instrument. 

 Himself a practised hand, and knowing the initial difficulties of 

 the amateur student, Mr. Suffolk generously gave a series of 

 practical demonstrations on the use of the microscope, the 

 mysteries of preparing and mounting objects, and so forth — after- 

 wards published in book form under the title of " Microscopic 

 Manipulation," — which were immensely appreciated by those who 

 profited by his instructions. In the proceedings, briefly recorded 

 in the earlier volumes of the Journal, may be found numerous 

 instances of Mr. Suffolk's versatile knowledge of microscopy. He 

 was also the author of a useful little work entitled " Spectrum 

 Analysis as applied to Microscopical Observation." 



Mr. Karop also read the report which had recently been drawn 

 up by a special Committee of the Eoyal Microscopical Society on 

 the subject of the standardisation of the substage and draw-tubes 

 of microscopes. He was quite sure that the coming generation 

 would be pleased w^hen these resolutions took effect. 



The President said he was delighted to find that this matter 

 had been taken up by the Royal Microscopical Society. They 

 had conferred a great boon upon microscopists generally by 

 standardising the screw of the objectives, and if they succeeded 

 in getting rid of what he found one of the greatest nuisances 

 connected with the use of the microscope— that the eyepieces and 

 substage fittings of different microscopes never fitted each other — 

 they would confer a great benefit upon all. 



Mr. Rousselet read a note on some Australian and other species 

 of Lacinularia, six specimens being exhibited under microscopes 

 in the room. 



Mr. J. D. Hardy asked where these were found. 



Mr. Rousselet said they were taken from a lagoon or large 

 shallow lake, in which they were said to be very numerous. 



Mr. Hardy thought that if this were a sheet of water liable to 

 get dried up it would be rather a novel situation for Lacinularia. 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Rousselet for his 

 communication. 



A short paper by Mr. A. A. Merlin " On the Minute Structure 

 of some Diatomaceae from Corica Bay, Melbourne," was, in the 

 author's absence, read by the Secretary. Mr. Karop said some 



